Lucas is stepping into the 4th month

Lucas looks so happy these few days.

Friends came to visit him in the last few weekends, everyone like him a lot. I couldn't believe that he becomes so popular. Last time after the Yum Cha in Shatin, an old lady jumped in front of us and said she recognized Lucas because everytime she went to that restaurant she could meet him there, I guess that old lady would go there for Yum Cha on every Sunday in order to see him.

And, you can make friends easily if having a baby in your arms. Waitresses love to talk with me if I bring Lucas along.

I was going to stop breast-feeding because my health condition is deteriorating, but I really don't wanna give up, now I discover that the nutrients could be restored back to my body by simply pumping out lesser milk. Now I adopt this method and look better apparently in these two days.

I bought Lucas to my parent's house yesterday, my aunt, uncle and cousins were also there. When we left, all of them waved Lucas cheerfully, but not a single one bothered to say good-bye to me.....

Outgoing Baby

Lucas gets bored to a place easily, everyday he should go out for a walk.

Two weeks ago we bought him to Sai Kung with my family. It was his first time seeing sea. He was stunned by the tremendous blue water and stared everywhere enthusiastically.

Lucas has strong curiousity. When he grows bigger, I will bring him to countryside, to appreciate the beauty of nature.

By the way, he also has Monday blues, because we take him out during weekends, he supposes we will do it on Monday also......

好"孩"子

大伯,伯娘送了一對"Peter Rabbit"的鞋子給天朗. 多謝大伯,伯娘!

Dancing Horror

Lucas is a clever kid, he knows how to manipulate his parents.

Maybe he knows I feel guilty for leaving him at home and go out for work in the work days, he loves to bully me in weekends. However, I still feel very happy that he still wants me to carry him, at least that means he likes to attach me.

It was funny that I scared him by my crazy dance.

Last night, after the feeding at 10pm, Jeff asked me to dance in front of Lucas to make him smile. I shaked every part of my body strongly with a little dumb bell. Lucas stared at me for several seconds and suddenly screamed and bursted into tears. I stopped dancing immediately and hugging him at once. Lucas always cried but did not have tears everytime, but this time, I guessed he was really panic.

After a few minutes, Lucas calmed down and Jeff performed Yoga, he smiled again.

Should I give up??

Gosh, my allergy comes back. Everytime right after I pump out the milk, my skin becomes reddish, my eyes are swollen, and last night, my finger joints are itchy.... My body sends me signal that I am overloaded, but when everytime I look at my chubby Lucas, I don't want to give up breast-feeding.

If I know how to find an equilibrium point, I know when to make a rational decision.

Stepping into the third month

Come and see how cute Lucas is...

http://picasaweb.google.com/chiyuen/3Months

You can also visit the following link to see all albums since he is born:

http://picasaweb.google.com/chiyuen

Stretch Mark

Well, there is a vertical strecth mark about 1 cm long appears in the left side of my tummy, which caused by the pregnancy. Comparing with some mothers who have spider like stretch marks all over the belly, I am very lucky.

However, I still feel it is very obvious, I am going to put some tattoo on it, such as a star, a rose, or even a baby doll, etc.

I am also thinking about having a naval ring...

Okay, all these are just thoughts, which may hardly come true, because Jeff will kill me...

A Java Program for Pumping Breast Milk Feeding and Storage optimization

Ha the title like a PhD thesis ?! yes it is very serious and complicate problem!
I wrote a Java program that help breast feeding mother to organize their pump out milk and optimized the storage to ensure baby to best fresh milk to drink.
Non programming background people are able to read and understand this program.
For programmer , plave help me to complete the unfinished part and debug it.
Thanks


//it is matrix ; the milk producer
public class mother extends earth.livingcreature.human{

private double energy ;
// internal energy of mother , it will convert to milk

public double milk_produce_happy_level=32 ;
//in oz mother will feel happy if she pump out 32 oz a day

protected milk pumping(){};
//an exhaust function call for mother ,she pumping milk herself , should be protected function , only the person close to her allow stay inside the room while pumping

private energy eating(){};
// an energy input function

private energy transfer() ;
//and energy transfer function , it convert energy to milk;

}
public class Baby externed earth.livingcreature.human{
//it is a milk consumer

private double weight, length, head_circumference ;
// main index to measure a baby development
private milk_consuming_per_day=25 oz
// father and mother will feel happy if baby drink above this level

public Poopoo poo_poo(){};
// he do it very public , best time is changing diaper!

public Emergy drink(Milk milk){};
// a drink milk function ,and generate poo poo object

public Happy play(){};
//this function will generated baby sound such as "gue,ong-gu.." and a wonderful smile...., oh how come this class more like my tamaguchi program that wrote in year 1

private sleep() ; //lucas so seldom to call this function...
}

public class Milk extends earth.liningcreature.human.monther{
//it is the sub class of mother , cos mother generated fresh milk

/* below parameter as best for immune level in a milk*/
int frozen_max_allow=2 month's;
/* standard is 3 month at 0 degree*/;
int refrigerated _max_allow=48 hrs;
/* standard is 72 hr*/

int immune_degree
/* it is only provided from breast milk, it will lose 30-40% during frozen and thawed process, and decrease as time pass so we should try to give fresh milk to baby asap after
mother.pump() ,and freeze as an option while have extra milk. However frozen milk is still provide more 60% immune than formula milk
*/
int cool_min_storage= 30oz;
/*oz baby will consume around 25 oz per day, you keep extra 5 refrigerated milk;

}

public refrigerator(){
int current_storage ;/* current storage in lower part of refrigerator*/
int frozen _storage; /* current freezed milk storage, it help mother to finished the bumping more early*/

public static keep(Milk milk){
//it is a very complicate algorithm to optimize the storage fresh milk
if(current_storage>Milk.cool_min_storage){
frozen (milk);
}else {
refrigerate(milk);
}
}

public static Milk take(){
Milk milk=take_earest_milk();
while(milk.isExipred()){
milk.dump();
//What a pity function call , but we should call it to ensure baby have good quality milk
milk=take_earest_milk();
// ok it is a recursive function call, until we get a good non-expire milk in our standard
}
if(current_storage<Milk.cool_min_storage){
thawed(Milk milk);
/*thawed a frozen milk from the frozen storage to current_storage ensure have enough milk provide;
}
return(milk);

}


}

Lucas is so sweet!!

You are my booster!

A lovely Sunday even it rains heavily outside.

My angel is still sleeping, he sleeps peacefully and sweet. He is so cute and makes me smile.

How come the rain last for a few seconds only?? It's sunny now...

Lucas is 2 months old now. I had lots of ups and downs in past 2 months. My emotion was like a roller coaster. Everytime when I was upset, I reminded myself I am a lucky person after all, I have a perfect husband and a lovely baby, but I still broke into tears many times.

Luckily, Jeff brought me to consult a Chinese medical practitioner, and he diagnosed that my health condition was extremely poor and lack of rest, this also explained why I had nightmare every night. After taking the medicine he prescribed several times, now I feel much better and am stronger.

TGI Friday!!

Have got back to my work place for a week, thanks god it's Friday!!

Adapting to a working mom life is not as harsh as I supposed, just needed some time to figure out what had happened in the project in the first half day, then everything seems smooth so far.

In addition that Jelly is out of town since this Tuesday, I could occupy the whole room, it is much easier for me to pump breast milk in office. However, I still feel it is a bit weird to run the 'dairy' production in the work place twice a day.

Everyday I should pump out the milk four times: 6 something in the morning, then twice in office, most likely around lunch time and around 4-5pm, then the last time is at 11pm, and repeat the same cycle the next day. It is very exhausted but I don't want to give up, however, it made me so tired and dehydrated.

Now I can produce 32 oz everyday, should establish 'Good harvest day' if the production exceeds this level!!

Lucas makes friends with Piglet and Bambi

Lucas loves Bambi most, his second best friend is Piglet.
See more pictures here: http://picasaweb.google.com/chiyuen/2Months

Being a mother needs unconditional love!

Now, I know it is not easy to be a mother, you should suffer a lot once the new life develops inside your body.

And even after it comes out.

Since Lucas was born, I should wake up during midnight for breast-feeding. If I skip that round, my breast would be engorged and cause the heat and pain. My skin condition is getting worse because of the poor sleeping quality.

Today I had the final maternity check up, I told my doc about the nightmares. She said it may be caused by the lack of calcium and hormone, due to breast-feeding. She prescribed some supplements for me, and asked me to try to skip the mid-night feeding.

Breast-feeding is so difficult, but when I look at my healthy Lucas, all suffering is still worth.

Alright, I plan to breast-feed him for 6 months, I hope I could be determined enough and accomplish this mission!!

A sleepless baby

Have you ever met a baby who refuses to sleep? I have one.

Generally, infants should sleep for around 16-20 hours per day, but Lucas's schedule is much shorter than that. He wants people to carry him and walk around the house, he also knows what boring is.

Sometimes, I will bring him out and walk around in evening. He would open his eyes wide and see the world, and then fall asleep and enjoy the breeze, but wake up again when we get back to home.

Lucas is a demanding baby.

I start to miss Lucas

I will resume my work on July 24, there are less than 2 weeks from now on. Imagining that I will leave him from at least 10 days everyday, I start to miss him.

I will try to breast feed my baby for 6 months, now is about 2 months passed. It's time have a comprehensive planning about the logistic of pumping milk during the office hours. I know it will bring me a lot of inconvenience, but hope that I could be determined enough to face all the obstacles.

F.I.L. always 'reminds' me not to carry the baby all the time, but he doesn't understand that everytime he sees me carrying Lucas because I should bring him to change diaper. Lucas is smart but you couldn't expect him to walk by himself in his first few months, right?

Experts nowadays make people confused, especially for those so-called parenting experts. They always give parents divergent and contradicting concepts for raising babies. For example, one school of thought suggests parents not to carry babies always, otherwise they will be spoiled. Another school believes that carrying could give babies a security feeling, which will help them to build confidence and self-esteem when they grow up.

Which schools we would choose, I always prefer to be moderate in this kind of situation.

Lucas in his 2-month

Hi, come and see how cute Lucas is in this month!! We will update the album from time to time!

http://picasaweb.google.com/chiyuen/2Months

BB has diaper rash again

The diaper rash comes back, and also the stomachache. Today BB cries fiercely.

I just gave him the medicine, now he feels better and falls asleep. I will bathe him by myself today.

Sigh, BB also makes me worrying...

Break & Burn!!!

Gosh, I've serious muscle pain, should I stop doing exercise today? Or do I just use this as an excuse to skip workout today?

Wait, Yummy Mommy in Discovery home & health channel is talking about postpatum exercise, shouldn't miss!! Let see if there is any effective way to help me to squeeze into my original jeans earlier.

How come only mothers suffer all these????

Lucas's photos in Picasa

Hi pals, if you wanna download Lucas's photos in full size, please visit the link as below:


http://picasaweb.google.com/chiyuen/

Enjoy!!

One month old babe

Time flies and Lucas is already one month old.

He is now a little chubby baby, still with nappy rash, and as smart as his mother...

More pictures!!

Please feel free to see more pictures of Lucas:
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mk_gloria/album

May the force be with you!

BTW, did I tell you that during the delivery, except the pain, what I felt was a strong force inside my body, which pushing Lucas out of my womb?

It is a very amazing feeling, the force is full of energy, is like a force from God or from the supernatural, which makes the little soul to come out and see the world.

This overwhelming feeling gave me the strong courage and energy, and even overcame my fear and pain!

After all, it is a wonderful experience, but if you ask me if I want to experience it again, at the moment, I will reply, 'definitely not!!'

Time for myself, finally

Wow, Lucas is willing to sleep in his own play pack, finally.

And now I have time for my ownself, then I decide to write something in blog.

In the last few days, I was totally exhausted and lack of sleep. Should feed the mischief little one in the midnights and unable to detach from him during daytime. It gives me 2 dark eye circles and allergic and dry skin.

And as I wash my hands too often, my hands are becoming rough, I need to have a big dab of handcream after every wash.

Wow, being a mom is not easy, but lots of people in this planet are taking this job as their life-long career.

My baby is so strange

Have you ever seen a baby:

1. Not willing to sleep between meals, especially during midnight.
2. Can smell where his mother is, once his mother passing by, he will cry in order to get the attention and wait for mommy to hold him.
3. Very energizing, can push mother' s breast away by one hand if he feels full when feeding.
4. Easy to fall asleep if many people are around him and talk loudly. (This explains point 1 why he keeps awake in late night.)
5. Loves to listen 2 CDs, they're The Sound of Music and Musical Mug.

Well, I am talking about Lucas......

A little one (cont)

compare to this photo, he will be next great thinker?

A little one

Mess up

Yesterday, Lucas peed when he was having bath, the 'fountain' wet me and my mom trousers.

Today, he threw up when I fed him, all over my body.

Thanks!!

Get back to shape

15 days after birth, my weight is 129lbs now, 13 lbs is lost. My target is 110 lbs. Hopefully I could achieve it in late July.

I am working hard on some gentle postpatum exercise, my doc only allowed me to have some stretching workout in these 4-6 weeks. Therefore, breast-feeding becomes the most effective way to control my weight.

Please let me know if you have any idea of losing stone and leave me a comment, thanks.

What're the similarities between babies and clients?

Question: What're the similarities between babies and clients?

Answers:
1. Both of them are very demanding.
2. Sometimes, you don't know what they really want.

To be a good mother, you should be excelled in client servicing....

Mattress Inspector

Mattress Inspector: Lucas Yuen
Rating of the Mattress:10/10
Comment: Ultimately comfortable!!

Meal, Poo Poo and Pee Pee

The strengths of Lucas are: drinking milk, poo poo and pee pee. It is very rational, he eats much, and then he poo and pee much.

More than a week after the birth of Lucas, I enjoyed the time with him especially the breast feeding moment, it is joyful to have a close connection between me and him. Although it's hard to breast-feed him in the first few days, now is much better.

Thanks god that I have a helpful domestic maid who helps me to do all the laundary, that's why now I have time to type this piece of diary. You know, being a stay-home mom is a 24x7 work without any annual leave, you should have wit and intelligence to stand any situation (e.g. some babies love to play their poo poo)*. I don't think I've the guts to be a full-time mom...

So far I haven't tried to change his diaper totally by myself, let alone those dirty diapers which meshed with poo poo, maybe I should try some days.

*We rushed to change the diaper when I typed this entry at that point.

Feeding him

We are getting on the right track today, Lucas gets the schedule of diapers change and meals. 3.5 hours a meal (breast feeding), and 8 diapers changed a day.

He had a bath today, thanks to Daphne for her demonstration. We video-recorded the whole process.

1st Lucas's album in Yahoo! Photo

Please feel free to visit Little Mr. Yuen's on-line Album at the link below:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/mk_gloria/album

Hello pals, I'm back, with a new born life!!

Wow, have received so many blessings from you guys, thanks a lot!!

My little angel, Lucas was born on May 21, weight 7.8 pounds, significantly different from the expected weight my doc estimated.

I've experienced the most difficult moment in my life, not during the delivery (actually it is less painful than I expected), but after the delivery, luckily I could overcome it. Even though I had to go through two operations after giving birth, when I look at Lucas, I still believe I am a lucky girl, and I will have more courage and confident to face any difficulties ahead.

Gosh, I am desperated to wash my hair......

Lucas's Photos

Here are pics of Lucas!













In the "Show Room", 唔係花左,係有一泡眼淚......


This is the one take by nurse, he is sleeping.


Come on ! tell me which part is me and is from Manki, I need a fair and objective comment!

LUCAS IS BORN !!!!

Lucas is born today morning , weight 7.8 lbs!
detail soon..

Nothing happened at all

I give up. I don't expect you to come before the due date, but please, don't stay in my tummy forever, my belly can't be stretched infinitely, okay?

BTW, I want to go back to work next week, I don't want to stay at home and suffer from all weird and negative thoughts in my mind.

Sigh... Lucas has yet to come

No sign that Lucas will come in the coming hours....

Sigh... forget it, I don't bother to worry when he will come, he can come whatever he want, just please don't be overdue for 2 weeks......

Ahhhhhh....

Well.... I am still a mother-to-be

Lucas still refuses to come out, maybe my tummy is too comfortable.

To have a better preparation for my labor and delivery, I plan to practise prenatal yoga for 1 hour and go for walk at least 20 minutes everyday. All experienced mothers tells me exercise is very important.

Luckily, I feel that my baby is descending its position, it means that he is also working hard to prepare the birth.

Interesting, my leg cramp relieved a lot after I started my maternity leave, thanks to all stretching I had done in my yoga practice.

Jeff said he had strong intuition I will give birth this Saturday. Let see!~~

Only 9 days to go

Well, only 9 days before the due date, but still have no hint when it will come out. I start to worry if my baby will be overdue... Jesus, I really hate this kind of feeling... Waiting is the most painful stage... Just like you stay at home all night and waiting for a phone call from somebody you fancy.

I feel extremely tired these few days, this morning I didn't get up until 11 am, after my mom phoned me and asked me how come I don't go out to do some exercise... come on, I don't go out for walk is simply because I am tired. The key point of doing exercise for mother-to-be is not to force yourself and listen to your body, isn't it???

I can't deny that I am impatient to almost everything recently, one thing is about my hair. As I couldn't have any hair straightening in the past 9 months, my hair is so curly and uncontrollable now. If I don't tie it into a ponytail, each hair will crawl to various direction and makes me look like a lion. How come I have hard, curly and thick hair at the same time???

What to do over this week?

To draw my attention from the anxiety of giving birth, Jeff suggested me to set a to-do list for this week. Alright, let's start it:

May 15 (Mon)

• Write blogs (done)
• Practice yoga (not yet, I was too tired, or too lazy)
• Go out for walk (ditto)
• To check my virtual amusement park in Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (I used 'sandbox' mode this time and I have unlimited budget to build my wonderland, it's now having more than 10 attractions, a pool complex, lots of gardens and toilets, the number of visitors now reaches 2000.)
• Read books (am reading the Princess Diaries 7th vol., almost half. Thanks to the 'nesting instinct', I have prepared another Meg Cabot's book - Size 12 is not fat in case I would finish the former one before my delivery, I still have some amusing to read while I am in hospital.
• Read magazine (to keep myself abreast to the fashion trend, being a mother-to-be or a mother is not an excuse to be out-dated or old fashion.)

Alright, let's think about what should do in the coming days tonight. You are also welcome to give me any suggestion, thanks!!!!!

Watermelon

Am approaching 39th week, my tummy is as huge as a watermelon.

The closer I approach the due date, the more I feel exhausted and fatigue.

Last night I didn't a have good sleep and had stomachache around 5am. I woke up at 6:30am and fell asleep again at 7:30am. We had already switched on the air con, my body was still like a heater though. The 2nd work up was on 11:30am.

After a cup of yogurt, I feel a bit better now, at least I have energy to crawl to the working table and type this piece of diary.

How are you all guys?

He is still in my tummy

Sigh... I supposed I would be a new mother in this Mother's Day, but he is still staying in my tummy right now.

I feel a bit frustrated and perplexing in these few days. My palms sweat when I thought what about Lucas would come out in the next 24 hours... What I will experience?? Where would Jeff be?? Would I totally freak out?? I cried several times because I was scared.

Samantha sent me a sweet SMS today, she dreamt Lucas is born and can even say hi to her. She also said Lucas is a beautiful baby with a pair of big eyes.

My dearest Prince, when will you come out?

A very useful website for mothers-to-be

I highly recommend mothers-to-be to visit the website Pregnancy Weekly:

http://www.pregnancyweekly.com/mystartpage.asp

This website provides you comprehensive and reliable information about maternity. Once you create your account (which is free of charge), you can personalize the website (what you need to do is just to type in your due date) and get the information which is totally suitable for you by weekly.

For example, now I am in my 38th week, the pregnancy tip I get for this week is about the exercise which helps me to ease the delivery.

I love internet, which bring convenience to our lives!!!

Contradiction

People always have complicated feeling.

Like me, I am still expecting my baby, I do hope he will come out soon, but at the same time, I really miss the freedom now I am enjoying. Once Lucas is born, I should be fully engaged to him.

Sometimes when I observe other mothers, I find many mothers are neurotic, sensitive and long-tongue. Every single moment they just focus on the little devil and keep asking them to eat, to behave well, etc, etc. Other groups of mothers are motionless, even their kids mess up the public area or scream endlessly, they don't move any strand of their hair.

I don't want to be any group of them, I just want to be normal.

Nesting Instinct

According to the book 'What to expect when you are expecting', some pregnant women will have the 'nesting instinct' right before the birth. Same as some animals, they will try to collect lots of things to prepare the arrival of babies.

It seems happening on me!!! Everyday I worried that the stuff will be 'out of stock' and I have an urge to go out and buy, such as baby's things, my skin care and body care products, books for these two months, notebooks, stationary, etc, etc.

I have hundreds of books at home but I still feel they are not enough for me (or I think I won't read most of them because I have no interest), I want to go to book store for those newly released hottest books today.

Ironically, I should wisely use the time to read books about parenthood, but now I am reading the 7th vol. of 'The Princess Diary'.... It is because I will cry when I read those books about how to take care of babies... I don't know why, maybe I am too nervous to face the tremendous change ahead.

Anyway, just had another check up this morning, I gained 0.1 kg in this week, but doc said my baby grew up a lot and now is big enough. She estimates he weights about 6 pounds now, and she hopes I could give birth in these 2 weeks!!!! I can see the joy on her face.

Poor hubby

People may know that pregnant women always have mood swings due to the hormonal changes. However, not everyone knows that their husbands also pass through some psychological fluctuation, which may also be caused by the same reason.

Jeff is getting nervous in these few weeks, because he should face several changes at the same time: the impending fatherhood, the new projects of his work, and his company is moving to a new office.

One single event is okay, but the three adding up is really something.

Poor him, this morning he drank a half bottle of stale milk...

Jeff, don't worry, everything will go smooth!!

Adorable pictures

Anne Geddes is a famous photographer of infant's pictures. Her unique style captured the most heavenly moment of all lovely angels through her lens.

To know more about her, please visit the website below.
http://www.annegeddes.com

Source of the picture in left hand side:
http://www.annegeddes.com

Maternity Leave

Hurray!! My maternity leave has just started.

Yesterday was my last working day before the leave, I was extremely busy and couldn't have a nice chat with Samantha before I left. I finished all my work at 8:00pm. However, I believe people will email or call me to follow up the projects in the next few weeks.

Just remember that I have not set my 'away message' in email.

Jelly was so nice, he treated me a great lunch in Yacht Club! We shook hands before he was off his work. My teammates sent me blessing and said they expected me to come back and work with them for another project.

My client sent me an amusing email with lots of blessing, he asked me to give him a progress report from time to time.

I didn't have any holiday mood until I woke up this morning. Seem I just realize that I am entitled for 10 weeks of leave!!!

Thanks all my friends in the company

Samantha, please take care of my little plant.

Abstract Picture

I draw a picture , let's guess what is it!

How do you look?

A mixture of curiosity, excitement and anxiety increases from time to time. My baby will come out within a month!!! I believe that after the delivery, nothing can scare me off.

Lucas, how do you look? I guess you look like 'Mini Jeffrey'.

Jeff and I prepared a very lovely and cozy room for Lucas. Our maid will come this Wednesday. Everything is almost prepared. What I should do is to tune my emotion and thought, to maintain myself in good mood.

I imagine that right after my delivery, I will send out a new diary to inform you all...if possible!!! =)

Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to Manki!
Ten years before I meet you, ten years elasped 1+1=3. Thanks!

37th week

Lucas is approaching 37th week after conception. Had a check up this morning, it is great that everything is in the right track. My doc said my baby is in perfect size, perfect position and perfect weight. I am also in the right range of weight growth. She looks even happier than me.

'Since 37th week, the baby will come out anytime.' My doc claimed. She totally agreed with me to start my maternity leave right after next week, and reminded me not to eat too much and do enough exercise, if I want to have a natural birth.

It sounds so exciting to me. Frankly speaking, a bit freaking out.

I've planned what to do before the birth during my leave:
1. Read books
2. Blogging
3. Jogging, not sure if I can go swimming as I know the swimming pool in our estate would be opened on May 1.
4. Playing 'Roaster Coaster Tycoon 3' – a PC game I addicted to since last weekend.
5. Shopping (now is saving money)
6. Meet friends

Wow, sounds so amazing, isn't it? However, I would have hard time after the delivery, you know, feeding and taking care of a slippery yet delicate little creature… Can you imagine a girl like me who does not know how to make coffee could manage to do these things?

The best investments

I believe the below items are the best investments for my pregnancy, there benefit me throughout the period:

The book '100 tips for a Happy Pregnancy' - a wacky book which provides me a sense of humour during this challenging period.

The book 'What to expect when you're expecting' - the bestselling pregnancy book in US which gives comprehensive information in month-by-month format, and also other important tips for expecting mothers, such as dieting, exercising, labor & delivery.

Clarins 'Tonic' Body Treatment Oil - Each golden precious drop helps me to combat itching and avoid stretch marks on my belly.

Prenatal Yoga DVD from Shiva Rea - to promote the great elasticity, comfort and fit during my pregnancy.

Bird nest - a table spoon a day achieves supple and glowing skin. Highly recommend mother-to-be to save their money from expensive skin care products and facial treatment to invest on good bird nest. The result is much more obvious and effective.

There are only 4 weeks to go, I feel very calm in this moment but will be very nervous in the next minute. Anyway, I believe God is so good to me and I have quite a comfortable pregnancy so far!!

Fair skin

Quite productive this morning and I've already accomplished several missions.

Actually, being a good staff, I should be proactive and take initiative to tell Jelly I have capacity to work on other works, but I want to be laid back a bit and write the online diary.

I feel fatigue easily in these few days. Thanks god that there are many holidays in April and May, I have more chances to take rest.

As my due day is approaching, I feel that my clients treat me nicer and better, they are not that pushy as before.

I am drinking Ovaltine right now, the chocolate flavor drink which is very popular in Hong Kong . I don't drink it much in my pregnancy; it is because I worry my baby will have dark color if I drink beverages in dark color everyday.

My ex-colleague told me that his new born baby girl has dark skin because her wife suddenly obsessed in chocolate milk when she was expecting.

However, this morning, I just feel that Ovaltine is irresistible. I guess a cup would still be okay, and Jeff said it is alright for a boy with dark skin tone. Hopefully the milk I drink everyday could 'dilute' the chocolate color!! =)

Heater inside my body

It's spring time in Hong Kong, the temperature is around 20-26 degree, but my feeling is that it is around 30 degree.

All my colleague are wearing long sleeves coats or jackets, but I walk around with my short sleeves blouse in the air-conditioned office. This is an unusual me. I used to be shivering whenever in air-conditioned places before my pregnancy.

I guess my blood circulation improved a lot.

Today is quite busy, I left office around 8pm, but my pals were still working hard. Sometimes, I wonder how will my working life be after I become a real mother? Can I fit in the working place anymore??

Anyway, this is no longer the major thing I concern seriously at the moment. A tougher yet happiest task is in front of me - Lucas will be born in 5 weeks!!! It is the most miraculous moment!! Can you imagine a life has developed in your womb for nine months and than comes out to become an individual?? Now I start to understand what reproduction means.

By the way, another contributor of this blog is missing again. Haven't heard from him for quite a long time....

Sport Day

This Morning, the last day of the Easter's holiday, I went out to green place for stretching and breathing fresh air.

Jeff and I woke up early and went straight ahead to Garden Golf Club in Sai Kung. The stunning scenic view captured my eyes!! Ma On Shan settled next the site, everywhere was so green and quiet. We spent an hour there; I'd also swung the wedge for 20 minutes, in front of my big tummy.

In the afternoon, we had seafood lunch with my family. Daddy paid the bill; he said he wanted to treat us. I ate crabs and shells, Mom said it's okay for the baby as long as I don't eat them everyday.

After the feast, we went jogging in the Lion Club country track in Sai Kung. I felt very exhausted when we got back to the car park.

I slept for an hour after I came back home.

Then I crawled up from the bed and prepared to go for Tom's wedding banquet. I had a flash idea to skip the banquet, but it would be very impolite to do that just because I wanted to sleep a bit more.

The wedding finished at 11:00pm. I had a sound sleep that night.

34th week check up

Yesterday I had a check up, it's so strange that I didn't gain any pound in last two weeks.

Thanks god that baby is still growing in the right pace.

This is a busy working week. I held a training for my oversea colleague from Monday to Wednesday, and then I had to collate a costing with Samantha for a project which covers many countries, not to mention I should finish some works for Jelly, as usual.

Last night, my brain was still working while sleepying, I dreamt that I was calculating the project cost in the excel file. What's more, in between the 'calculation', I woke up 4 times in the mid night to visit the bathroom, plus 1 time with a serious leg cramp. Strictly speaking, I hadn't fallen asleep at all.

Today, as the first day of Easter's holiday, I dared to wake up at 7 am.

Anyway, I still feel great today, because I bought myself a gift. You could visit 'Manki's Secret Diary' to see what it is!!

Wanna see how do I look like now?

Please click here!!

http://artpad.art.com/gallery/?ixgcm1gwk6g

Gaining weight

It's the 33rd week of my pregnancy. I really worry about my weight gaining speed, it seems I added up pounds rapidly in the third trimester.

I have jogging in these two days, 30 minutes each time. Actually my limbs and face don't get fatter, but how come the figures in the weight is still growing up sharply??

An article in Apple Diary stated that the maximum weight gain for ALL pregnant women is 28 pounds, over this level will be dangerous. Of course, same as its other news, it is exaggerating and over-generalizing, but I still feel upset after I saw that article, because I am approaching to 28 pounds also, but I am still in 33rd week....

Ah!!!!!!!!!!!!! Damn the Apple Diary!!!!!!!!!!!

Dolphins

Tonight the Animal Planet Channel talked about Dolphins. They are so adorable and intelligent. Lucas loves them very much. I know it because he also swan and shaked in my tummy peacefully when the dolphins on TV were playing with Robbin William, the guest of that program.

Lucas, I hope you will become a nature lover, to treasure our planet, and to appreciate our mother nature!

Baby Boom

By the way, I find that there are much more pregnant women in HK comparing the last few years. I guess this is the post-economic downturn baby boom period.

I feel really hot!!! Now is only 25 degrees but I feel it is 30. Now I am wearing a short sleeves night gown but I am sweating!!

Pregnancy is really something!

Mood Swings

I have the anxiety of impending the motherhood in the last two weeks. I understand this is perfectly normal but I just could not help to be sensitive.

Then on Friday, I got a phone call from my good friend Ellen. She is very nice and called me for an update almost once a month. Although we had never been the closest friends, she seems to understand me a lot. She worried that if I have any emotional fluctuation recently, and she asked me to find someone to talk if I feel fatigue psychologically.

Thanks a lot Ellen!! I am much better now after our little chat.

Ralph said that I actually look very nice as a pregnant woman, because pregnant women can be very unattractive actually. Well, I would like to take this as a compliment. Afterall, I should understant that no matter how I look, I will look totally different two months later.

And finally, I want to tell those who do not offer me a seat in the transport means, you have no obligation to give me your seats, and I prefer to stand more actually, but please stop sitting on the seat and staring at me from head to toes and then focusing on my belly for several minutes, okay? It is so irriatating !!!

掉頭

32 週, BB已經掉左頭la!
Oracle話Matrix 既 mass 現在剛好, 不須吸收extra能量, 如Matrix奶粉,雪糕,零食等.....

小BB的衣服

還有八週，小BB就來臨大地了。為了迎接他的到來，我們預備了很多衣服給他。多麼可愛呢!!

The exhaustive third trimester

It is undeniable that I am not that good looking today.

I hadn't had enough sleep, and I feel very tired, maybe I should have more than 8 hours sleep everyday. My face even gets some allergic, the skin condition went down. My hands are as coarse as sand paper. Let alone that I look baggier and my boss keeps calling me 'Fatty', he just forgot that this is actually his real name, not mine.

Ahhhhh.....

Last weekend was really fat burning effective for me and Jeff. On Saturday, we went for 'baby' shopping with my Bonbon and mother-in-law. We hunt for all new born baby stuffs, and Jeff had to take care Bonbon's son, Lok Lok. As this 32 pounds little boy was sleepy, Jeff had to carry him in his arms for more than an hour…. Being trapped in a kids' section of a shopping mall and carrying a heavy child at the same time is surely a nightmare for most men in the world.

For me, the shopping was quite interesting, as I could buy a lot of cute stuff, those you dared not to wear since 5 years old, but it is also a difficult task for me to keep standing and walking for several hours. I felt tired much easier compared with last few months.

Now, I could fall asleep anytime, I tell you.

Pamper myself during pregnancy

I would like to note down the products I use for my pregnant beauty rituals every day, hope this diary provides some reference from other expectant mothers:

Skin Care Daily care
Fancl washing powder (+ washing sponge in evenings)
Fancl MCO Mild Cleaning Oil
Fancl Fenatty lotion Fancl Fenatty moisturizer
Fancl beauty concentrate (for eyes)
Fancl sun guard SPF12 PA+

Body & hair
Kiehl's grapefruit hand & body wash
Kiehl's natural body scrub
Clarin's tonic body treatment oil (to prevent stretch marks)
Johnson's baby oil
Kiehl's grapefruit deluxe hand & body lotion
Kiehl's amino acid Shampoo
Kiehl's extra strength conditioner rinse
Loreal heat-activated straightening cream
Kiehl's creme with silk groom

Special Pamper-myself Treatment
Origins 'Never A Dull Moment'
IPSA refiner jelly oil massage
Fancl inner active pack Fancl under eye mask

Things to avoid
Nail polishers Perfume
Essential oil
Skin care products with strong aroma/smell

To improve the skin condition
Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day
Have a table spoon of bird nest in the morning
Introduce a regular workout program, e.g. jogging/ prenatal yoga 3 times a week
Try not to wear heavy make-up
Balanced diet (Remember only extra 300 calories is needed for a pregnant woman in general, we don't have to eat for 2 persons)

Lucas's Room

Wanna visit Lucas's room? Let click the link below and you could have a look!! Please feel free to give us any comment, thanks a lot!!!

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Maternity Check

Tomorrow I will have another maternity check, hope I hadn't gained much pounds this month!!

I am going to meet Lucas again.

Have returned to parents-in-law's home for 4 days, should adapt the new life, well this is not toally new for me because I lived with them before, but I still needs time to get familiar with several tedious thing.

Afterall, this place is still very comfortable, the place is much spacious and the air quality is better, which is good for a pregnant woman.

Non stop training?!

Hey Lucas,

How come you didn't have to sleep last Thursday night? I mean, you seem to have a non-stop training for walking, kicking, stretching and kicking. I even could feel that you got a rhythm for tapping, you did the stepping for almost 1 minute.

Anyway, even I could not fall asleep that night, I am still glad that you are so healthy and active.

Meanwhile, I am watching the 78th Oscar Academy Awards. I wanna watch the Broke Back Mountain, but your daddy worried it would give you some bad impact....

A Bunch Of Duckies!!!

We bought a bunch of duckies for Lucas, which just costs us HK$28!!!

Aren't they cute? They will go bathing with Lucas everyday!!!

Magnum ice cream bar

I had just finished a Magnum Vanilla ice-cream bar. Jeff also had one. It tasted so divine.

However, I worry I will gain excess pounds over this weekend because I ate quite a lot of snack. I should do some exercise.

We have already started to pack up our stuff to move back our parent-in-law's home. Remember I wrote a piece of diary one year ago about the Independent Day - the day we moved out from the parents' house. Jeff and I had a really nice time this 12 months in our own net.

Now, we decide to move back to our big family, we do it for the sake of our little baby.

Maybe, one day, we will find a new place and build our little cozy net again, but by that time we will bring along our little kid!!

他會發夢嗎?

今個星期係第27周, BB的大腦發育已經進入高峰期, 遇到強光和聲音,他都會有反應去踼Matrix.
例如用手電筒照Matrix的腹部, BB的頭會轉向光源, 這些反應表示他的視覺神經己經開始運作.

BB 的腦部發展可簡分兩階段,3-6個月是第一階段,主要是係腦細胞體積增大和神經纖維增長. 到第二階段,即7-9個月,腦細胞和神經樹突分支會不斷的增加,但此階段最重要係"結合"成為突触接合, 突触是神經與腦細胞間傳導信息的接觸點,就好似network既router咁重要. 一般腦神經科學家認為人的智力, 神經細胞的網l絡發展比腦細胞數量僅更重要. 這亦符合人工智能-Artificial Neural network中的理論,多D neuron唔一定work,架構最重要!

究竟BB會發夢?好有可能會,因為bb的大腦皮質(cortex)此時已成長並有活動,而發夢都係同大腦皮質活動有關. 哈哈!吟佢乜夢呢? 我唸點都唔係飲奶同去公園玩. 其實起Matrix 裹邊已經好夢幻!發夢同現實又有可分別呢?


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain

Chatting with a stranger

Tonight Jeff and I treated ourselves a great dinner in Dan Ryan. A gwailo sit next to us kept looking at me. Suddenly he started a conversation with us. He asked me how many month of my baby, when I told him I was already in the 27 weeks, he was surprised and said I still looked very nice! It's great to have a compliment from someone you don't know.

I guess he himself is a daddy, because he said now would not be a difficult time for us until our baby in 1 or 2or 3 years old... Yeah, we know it absolutely, we have two nephews in this age range. They could be an angel in this moment, and then turn into a monster in the next second.

Today I had a meeting with the clients, we talked about the research study in Guam. It is very hard to find an agency in Guam which provides service in low cost. The client suggested me to fly over there to set up everything and conduct the fieldwork, it may help them to save the cost. Frankly, I hope I could have chance to do it, but I will have my maternity leave very soon, and the fieldwork is supposingly be started around July. So at that time who would feed Lucas if I fly to another side of the planet? I worry that after the trip, my baby won't remember me anymore and treat me as a stranger.

And the most crucial point is, I don't think I can return to my original body shape in July, so how can I wear those little vest, top tank and mini skirt in that lovely tropical island? Not to mention squeezing myself in a little bikini. Of course, I am so professional and I will concentrate on my job instead of spending the time wandering around pool sides and beaches, but I do think I have one or two days break to enjoy the sunshine there.

Well, no more day-dreaming, should think about how to get a better quote from other agencies...

Lucky Girl

Surely I am the luckiest pregnant woman and all expecting mothers are jealous on me... Because I have a mommy who knows how to make clothes tailor-makes lots of maternity wear for me!!! She made several skirt and dresses for me in this winter. The quality is great and the craftwork is blatantly fantastic, each piece is so impressive.

Currently, mommy is making the 'spring and summer' collection for me!! She read many fashion magazine to get the inspiration and my beloved sister and cousin helped me to select the fabric. I could not wait to see the 'products'.

THANKS MOMMY!!! AND ALSO THANKS MY SISTER AND COUSIN!!

Throw up

Last Sunday I saw the movie 'Munich' with Jeff, but after an hour during the film, I threw up.

Then, I kept throwing up right after the meals in these two days, seems that I started to experience the morning sickness which mostly happens in the first trimester instead of the third one.

The situation is becoming better today, but I still have stomachache. Maybe I am quite stressful and busy these two weeks, you know, I am going through the peak season of my tracking project again.

Lucas becomes more and more active and he seems sleeping is not in his schedule.

Hope I won't be that tied up after the second week of March.

By the way, where is the my writing partner of this blog? Supposing, this is a co-authored on-line diary!!

Prenatal Yoga

Last week I went to the yoga centre for a prenatal class. After that I got a sore throat and running nose. I had these sydrome also right after the last time visit 2 months ago. At that time, I even developed flu and cold and should take rest at home for 2 days.

My doctor suggested me not to attend the yoga class again. He said he had doubt of the benefits of prenatal yoga which being claimed and advertised, and there is no clinical proof so far.

Thanks god that I could leave office before 7pm and could take a better rest tonight. After all, I am pregnant, and I deserve to have a better rest, damn the demanding work!!! Damn the bosses of their unreasonable expectation and timeline on me!!!

A Nightmare

Last week I had a horrible dream, I dreamt I was going to deliver the baby, I was so panicked and didn't know how to do.

Jeff was holding my hands and everyone asked me to stay still and calm down. My mother-in-law told me that my mom was rushing to see me, I left the bed immediately and wanted to catched up my mom. However my brother-in-law asked me to be a nice girl and stayed in the bed and listened to my sister-in-law what I should do.

Then I woke up, sweating.

There is one nightmare I had more than 2 times, I saw myself losing lots of hair and started to have a bald head.

Oh both are so horrible, should unwind myself, I guess I am too pressurized these few weeks.

Sleepless in Hong Kong

Don't know why Lucas is extremely active during mid-nights. He kicks me heavily every time when I am almost falling asleep, or during the deep sleep.

But, in the daytime, he is comparatively quiet and his kicks are quite subtle.

By the way, we still have lots of chocolates and candies left in the candy boxes, which we supposed to serve our visitors during the Chinese New Year, but I don't think we could finish them up after the New Year, otherwise I would gain 50 pounds of fat from empty calories if I intended to eat them all up by myself.

Maybe I should bring some to my parents or my friends some days. You know, there is really a risk there, pregnant women always feel hungry suddenly and I would be trapped in this fat-gain-crisis when I was starving during mid-nights.

Silly Dream

I had a silly nightmare yesterday. In the dream, my boss came to me and said I was worthless and it would be unreasonable to raise my salary because I was not important to the company at all.

I burst into tears and woke up in the mid night.

And then I felt really bad around 4-5 o'clock today, I was working very hard but felt very sleepy at the same time.

Hope such instability of my emotion was merely caused by the fluctuation of hormone level.

However, when I came back home, as I found my beloved husband had prepared the dinner for me, I believe I am a very lucky girl actually.

And I should not limit my future to the this company, don't I tell myself always that I have lots of potentials and have lots of chances and different ways to develop my career and my life?

After the yoga practice, I remind myself to let the blue go, let my disappointment go.

I am sure my family provides me strength to face all difficulties.

Thanks Jeff, thanks Lucas.

Full up

Well, 7 minutes later, my pregnancy will step into the 6th month.

My tummy is pumping up in extraordinary fast speed. My colleague are surprise to see it grows so big after the Chinese New Year holiday, provided that they haven't seen me for 4 days only.... But Samantha said she was scared because I always said I was scared by the size of my belly. She said, after all, I am a real pregnant woman, it is normal to see the tummy bumping up.

Lucas keeps kicking as usual, and now even at the area above my belly button, I can tell that he grows so fast these few days.

My snacks today included an egg, a half pack of 'Lifesaver' fruit candies, an a cup of milk. I should watch my weight carefully and don't want to gain unnecessary stones.

Oh, 7 minutes have past before I finish this diary, I am in my 6th month, hurray!

The Year of Dog

Happy new year everyone!!

I've a slightly different new year in 2006. I've already received red pockets from others to my little unborn baby!! People are so generous!!

We have lot of family gathering in these few days. We had a re-union dinner on Saturday and celebrated the first day of new year on Sunday. The house was filled with kids' laughing and screaming and another 2 new babies had joined the family in 2005.

Lucas will be the new member to join this family in 2006. Wow, we do contribute a lot to the birth rate of Hong Kong in these years.

Jeff felt so angry when he witnessed that no body offered me a seat in KCR, even I did not wear any jacket and let the curve of my belly showed in the air. Some people just looked at me from head to toes with weird look but did not bother to move their butts off the seat. Well, I did not wear a traditional type one piece maternity wear, but I was sure I looked totally like a pregnant women, people could not pretend that they did not figure out this point. Anyway, I told Jeff that this was not uncommon especially in KCR, the situtation might be better in MTR (at least I met a nice gentleman who asked me to take his seat), but guess what, I was super fit and it was okay even I should stand from Fo Tan to Tsim Sha Tsui, maybe those young men or nosy women needed the seats more than me!!

Jeff said he would definitely educate Lucas to offer seats to others when he commutes in public transport means in the future.

Strong side kick

Lucas is kicking strongly in my tummy. Yes I know you are awake, I feel you.

Little baby boy Tin Lok showed his tummy to people and said he is also pregnant. When I asked him how many month of his baby, he said 3 months. I guess he believes everyone can be pregnant.

And last Sunday when he saw I was playing my big Blythe doll, he asked me how come Blythe did not have tummy. I told him that Blythe did not love to eat and stayed so skinny and no tummy could be developed.

Prenatal Yoga again

Ok, I tried it, twice.

I bought a prenatal yoga VCD last week. It is surprising high quality. There are 4 parts for the whole lesson - The meditation and panayama, The standing work, The floor work, and finally the bonus part - body massage for pregnancy women - the audience of this part is the husbands, because it is a great time for them to share the pregnancy joy and reward their wife!

After the practice, the feeling was graceful, I'm sure my little baby also sensed the tranquility in my body!

It is getting huge!!

Now is almost 22 nd week, my tummy is growing in fiercely high speed!! It is bigger at night than in the morning. Now I started to look like a real pregnant woman. I don't mean I seemed fake, but it is really really showing a fact that somebody is in my body.

Yesterday when I came back home by MTR, I had the first experience that being offered a seat. A middle-age gentleman asked me to take his seat in his Mandarin accent. Wow, the feeling is complicated, I felt happy but a bit embarrassed at the same thing. After I sat down, I wanted to laugh loudly but kept biting my lips and hiding my head into the book I was reading.

Luckily I am still in good shape. I don't have swelling and my limbs and face are still okay, at least not expanded. It is hard to tell I have a big belly if I sit behind a table.

I bought a pre-natal yoga VCD yesterday, I will try tonight. From the description behind that VCD box, it sounds that this is a gift that every expectant women should have, the workout can help you:

• To increase your energy and stamina,
• To build strength, flexibility and balance,
• And to EASE LABOUR AND DELIVERY(?!)

Is it really true? Alright, let me try and tell ya!!!

Does he practice kick-boxing?

I feel that my baby practice kick-boxing in my womb these few days.

This afternoon, when I attended a phone conference with my boss, Jelly, an Australian gwai lo with not so heavy Australian accent (as he spent more than 20 years in Asia and traveled the planet all the time, you can't tell where he comes from by his accent), the bab kicked me with rhythm when Jelly was speaking without a single stop to the phone.

I started not to have very sound sleep in recent days, because this young boy was quite active inside my body. I could not feel him during sleeping, but significantly I feel less energizing when I wake up these couple days.

By the way, still no one gives me a seat in when I travel by MTR, it is understandable because I always cover my belly under jacket. You know, if you are the passenger, will you offer a seat to a lady who looks only not that slim and wears a thick jacket? If she is not pregnant, I am sure she will slap your face because of your 'courtesy'!!!

是基因的問題嗎?

生男生女的主動因素是決定於精子所含的X或Y染色體,X是女,Y是男. 理論上機會係一半一半.
但且看以下案例;

      /-> S1 ->S11,S12
GF-> F -> S2 ->S21,D22
      \-> S3 ->S31

GF=祖父
F= 父
S=仔
S11=S1的兒子,D=女
由GF開始共有9次生產, 共8男1女,其生男機率係88.88%,女是11.11%.如果在農村,此家族定可分到一條街.
究境係統計上sample不足?還是基因的問題呢?有請遺傳學和統計的專家賜教.

Important Announcement

I would like to announce that our baby is a XY i.e.BOY!!!

Manki and I both feel exciting about this news.

We give him the name 'Lucas', a Latin name which means light.

"Lucas" are often see as a surname , such as George Lucas , Henry Lucas (Lucasian Professor), a famous mathematician called Edouard Lucas. It is also fine to use as a first name.

Chinese name will be "天朗", it means he has an open mind. It also matches the English "L" voice, and the meaning is "Sunny".

Now, we should work hard on Lucas's room renovation and other the preparation for his arrival.
Guess what, this little baby has had an email address already, you could leave your blessing to him at lucas.yuen@gmail.com

Thanks a lot!! =)

King Kong

Hi my dearest baby,

Do you know that when we saw the 'King Kong' movie yesterday, you were so energetic at the beginning, when the music started, you had a lot kicking and pushing. But once those aborgines and King Kong came out, it seemed that you were scared and didn't move.

This Wednesday, we will know if you are a baby boy or a baby girl, can't wait!! We can start to do the prepartion of your room. What colour do you love?

P.S. Daddy is creating a CD for you with different kinds of music, we hope you will love it.

Music List (update#1)

I created a playlist in my iTune for baby, here are the list. I will keep it growth. (update 01)

Prelude No. 1 from Three Preludes Yo-Yo Ma G.
Gershwin The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Disc 1)

Concerto No.4 "L'inverno", RV 297; II. Largo Janine Jansen Antonio Vivaldi
{1687-1741} Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

Concerto No.1 "La Primavera", RV 269; I. Allegro Janine Jansen Antonio Vivaldi
{1687-1741} Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

Concerto No.3 "L'autumno", RV 293; I. Allegro Janine Jansen Antonio Vivaldi
{1687-1741} Vivaldi - The Four Seasons

Jesus, Bleibet Meine Freude (Jesu, Joy Of Man's Desiring) Yo-Yo Ma J. S.
Bach The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Disc 1)

"The Swan" from Carnival Of The Animals (Chamber Version) Yo-Yo Ma C. Saint-Saens The
Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Disc 1)

J.S.Bach:Suite No.1,MISCHA MAISKY MISCHA MAISKY Johann Sebastian Bach Masters
of the CELLO (Disc 1)

J.S.Bach:Suite No.2 Sarabande;PIERRE FOURNIER PIERRE FOURNIER Johann Sebastian
Bach Masters of the CELLO (Disc 1)

J.S.Bach:Suite NO.3 in C-Bourrees;JANOS STARKER ANOS STARKER Johann Sebastian
Bach Masters of the CELLO (Disc 1)

J.S.Bach:Suite No.5-Allemande;LYNN HARRELL LYNN HARRELL Johann Sebastian
Bach Masters of the CELLO (Disc 2)

J.S.Bach:Suite No.4 in E flat,Courante;MAURICE GENDRON MAURICE GENDRON Johann
Sebastian Bach Masters of the CELLO (Disc 2)

J.S.Bach:Suite No.6 in D-Gigue;ANTONIO MENESES ANTONIO MENESES Johann Sebastian
Bach Masters of the CELLO (Disc 2)

Serenade in G major,K.525"Eine kleine Nachtmusik"第1楽章:Allegro Vienna Mozart
Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade in G major,K.525"Eine kleine Nachtmusik"第2楽章:Romance.Andante Vienna
Mozart Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade in G major,K.525"Eine kleine Nachtmusik"第3楽章:Menuetto.Allegretto-Trio Vienna
Mozart Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Serenade in G major,K.525"Eine kleine Nachtmusik"第4楽章:Rondo.Allegro Vienna
Mozart Ensemble Wolfgang Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622: Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang
Amadeus Mezart Mozart: Clarinet/Fute Concertos No.1 & No2

Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622: Adagio Wolfgang Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang
Amadeus Mezart Mozart: Clarinet/Fute Concertos No.1 & No2

Clarinet Concerto in A major K.622: Rondo Allegro Wolfgang Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang
Amadeus Mezart Mozart: Clarinet/Fute Concertos No.1 & No2

Divertimento in D major,K.136(125a)第1楽章:Allegro Vienna Mozart Ensemble Wolfgang
Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Divertimento in D major,K.136(125a)第2楽章:Andante Vienna Mozart Ensemble Wolfgang
Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Divertimento in D major,K.136(125a)第3楽章:Presto Vienna Mozart Ensemble Wolfgang
Amadeus Mezart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Preludium A-dur op. 28 nr 7 Dubravka, Tomsic, Piano Fryderyk Chopin Piano
Classics

Rimsky-Korsakov: The Flight of the Bumble-bee;MAURICE GENDRON/Peter Gallion,Pia MAURICE
GENDRON Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov Masters of the CELLO (Disc 2)

Brahms: Sonata #2 in F, Op. 99 - Allegro Molto Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax Johannes
Brahms Classic Yo-Yo

Brahms:Sonata No.1 in E minor,Op.38-Allegretto quasi minuetto;HEINRICH SCHIFF/G HEINRICH
SCHIFF Johannes Brahms Masters of the CELLO (Disc 2)

Chaconne, from Partita No 2 (BWV 1004) Jascha Heifetz Johann Sebastian Bach Jascha
Heifetz - The Supreme [Disc 1]

Schafe Können Sicher Weiden (Sheep May Safely Graze) Yo-Yo Ma J. S.
Bach The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Disc 1)

Wachet Auf, Ruft Uns Die Stimme (Sleepers Awake) Yo-Yo Ma J. S. Bach The
Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Disc 1)

Beethoven:Sonata in F,Op.5 No.1-Rondo-Alldgro vivace PABLO CASALS Ludwig
Van Beethoven Masters of the CELLO (Disc 1)

Andante Cantabile For Cello Solo And String Orchestra, Op. Posth. Yo-Yo Ma P.
Tchaikovsky The Essential Yo-Yo Ma (Disc 1)

"Moonlight Sonata" Beethoven

Imagine John Lennon

A Happy Mom-to-be

Now, I am in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy, the happiest and healthiest period for expectant mothers, the old wisdom and the medical proof said.

God blessed that I did not suffer from serious sickness and discomfort even in the first trimester. And since the end of third month, I started to feel I am glowing and more cheerful, this is big a surprise for me, because I have not thought about that pregnancy brought me happiness.

My weight gain is in steady progress, I had not experienced serious bloating so far, and I am very energetic and can spend time to have regular exercise. In addition that I do not have to care heavy workload now, I can enjoy a more balance life, which I deserve to have, not even only during my pregnancy.

I should thank to my little baby that it gives me such a positive energy. I look forward to the new mission ahead. Also thank to Jeff that he is a sweetest husband and he shares most of the housework and talks to me when I feel miserable and weepiness. You two give me courage!!

BTW, little baby, are you a boy or a girl? We could not tell in the last check up, because you were in the sitting position, but don't know why, I have a gut feel that you are a boy?

Music for my baby

Since I know I'm pregnant, I listen to music every night before bed. Lots of research proved that classical music - especially Mozart can help baby's brain development during the pregnancy, but I think it is also great to let my baby to experience other types, you know, there are lot of amazing things in this planet, why should we limit ourselves?

Music I listen every night include classical, Jazz, musical (such as The sound of music and Mamma Mia), ABBA, Beatles and recently Christmas songs. I believe my baby also love them all!!